About Perle
Perle is an AI infrastructure company building expert-driven training data, evaluation systems, and applied AI products for the world's leading labs and enterprises. Headquartered in San Francisco with experts across more than forty markets, we specialize in the work that requires real human judgment: domain expertise, linguistic nuance, and cultural fidelity that generic data vendors cannot deliver.
Perle is hiring a freelance transcriptionist fluent in Akan for a remote transcription role. This is a paid contract position open to qualified contributors worldwide.
You will transcribe 2-speaker, channel-separated audio recordings in Akan. Each file has two clearly separated speakers. Your job is to produce a clean, accurate, sequentially ordered transcript with speaker labels and timestamps.
What You Will Do
Listen to 2-speaker audio recordings in Akan
Type out what each speaker says, accurately and in full
Label each speaker turn as Speaker 1 or Speaker 2, matching the audio channel
Add timestamps at the start of each speaker turn (format: HH:MM:SS)
Ensure transcripts are sequential with no unexplained gaps
Requirements
Native or near-native fluency in Akan (spoken and written)
Strong written Akan — accurate spelling, punctuation, and grammar
Ability to work independently and meet daily output targets
Access to a computer with a stable internet connection
Availability for at least 4 hours per day
Prior transcription experience is a plus but not required — all contributors must pass a qualification test
Quality Standard
Word Error Rate (WER) of 5% or less on all delivered transcripts
Zero speaker label errors — Speaker 1 must always correspond to Channel 1
Transcripts reviewed on a rolling basis; feedback provided promptly
Files that do not meet the quality threshold will be returned for correction
Project Details
Detail
Information
Language required
Akan
Project type
Audio transcription (manual)
Commitment
~4 hours/day (remote, flexible schedule)
Payment method
Payoneer or Wise
Start date
As soon as qualified — rolling onboarding
Submit your application through the Perle platform. You will be asked to complete a short qualification task — a 5-minute audio transcription sample in Akan. Applicants who pass the qualification test will be onboarded immediately and assigned to production tasks.
Perle is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Perle is an AI infrastructure company that builds expert-driven training data, evaluation systems, and applied AI products for leading AI labs and enterprises. Headquartered in San Francisco with a global presence across more than forty markets, Perle specializes in high-quality data annotation and transcription work that requires real human judgment, including domain expertise, linguistic nuance, and cultural fidelity. Unlike generic data vendors, Perle focuses on delivering specialized training data and evaluation systems tailored to the needs of world-leading organizations developing advanced AI systems.
